In a world that continually strives for inclusion and equality, it is disheartening to acknowledge that girls with disabilities still encounter barriers in accessing education. These adolescent girls face challenges such as lack of school fees, negative perceptions of...
I Can Help Others Through STEM
Narration by Mildred Atieno While technology has become more present in all our lives, girls with disabilities are more likely to face digital exclusion due to the lack of gender inclusivity, accessibility, and user consideration within the digital ecosystem....
Menstrual Health for Girls with Intellectual Disabilities in Low Income Communities
Girls with disabilities are subject to double discrimination, as they grapple both with being female, and having a disability. They are less likely to be able to access health information and services and their disabilities also exclude them from regular peer support...
Coloplast Comes through for our Ibuka Program Mentee Angeline
The Action Foundation (TAF)'s Ibuka program was established to enhance the livelihoods, dignity and resilience of under served women and girls with disabilities. During a follow up visit to one of our partner schools, we sought to check on the progress of mentees in...
Celebrating our very own!
For a long time, The Action Foundation (TAF) has always strived to help children with disabilities living in urban informal settlements, to thrive despite the physical and/or intellectual challenges they face. In the same spirit, TAF also stands with the parents of...
Like A Phoenix! – Story of Sabeti Mmboga
52-year-old Sabeti Mmboga was born in the rural areas of in Sabatia County, Kenya. From these humble beginnings, the first-born daughter of an uneducated farmer, Sabeti would grow with the hope of having her own family to take care of. She loves the imagination of her...